Suspenders



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A. E. OVERLOGK.

SUSPENDERS.

No.. 364,367. Patented June 7, 1887.

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ALBRA E. OVERLOGK, OF BANGOR, MAINE.

SUSPENDERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 364,367, dated June 7,1887.

Application filed April 4, 1887. Serial No. 233,562. (No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALBRA E. OVERLooK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ban gor, in the county of Penobsoot and State of Maine, have invented new and useful Sus ponders; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in suspenders, and is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- 4 Figure 1 is a perspective view of connect ingstrap. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of my complete suspenders. Fig. 3 is a plan of the pattern of the principal straps cut from one piece. Fig. 4 is a perspective View of D-ring with roller. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of square ring with double rollers. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of roller. Fig. 7 is an elevation of spring-catch. Fig. 8 is a plan of cross-bar.

Similar letters refer to corresponding parts throughout the figures.

The objects of my invention are to provide suspenders having both front and back straps and trouserconnections in one piece, and, when desired, both right andleft straps in one piece; and, further, to provide a means of adjusting the length of the straps without the use of buckles or clasps in such position as to be brought in contact with the clothes of the wearer.

hen it is desired to form both right and left straps of a single piece, as shown in Fig. 3, a strip of leather or other suitable material of a width equal to the width of'bot-h right and left straps is slit upward from the back end for a few inches to allow for the spread of the trouser-connections at the back. The slit is then discontinued for a few inches to preserve the connection between the right and left straps, and is then resumed and continued to the forward end of the strip to allow the right and left straps to pass over the two shoulders and make their respective trouser-connections.

In my device the right and left straps are constructed and the longitudinal adjustability accomplished in precisely the same way, and I shall therefore describe but one.

The strap A is constructed of one strip of leather or other suitable material. At a convenient distance from each end, preferably about six inches, I secure fixed metallic square or D rings B 13 upon the upper side of the strap A, and through each of these rings I pass outward bights O G of the strap A. To these outwardly-projecting bights I connect unfixed or loose square or D rings E E, and I connect the loose rings E E to each other by a strap, F, of either elastic or non-elastic material. This connecting-strap F is preferably narrower than the principal strap, A. It is permanently secured to one of the loose rings E E, preferably the back ring, E, and is then brought forward, passed through the loose ring E, and its free end, terminating in a snap or catch, G, is turned back underneath its body, and is secured to any desired one of several loops, H H, formed on the under side of that part of its length between the loose rings E E.

Preferably I use a snap or catch of peculiar construction, as hereinafter explained.

In operation the connecting-strap F is adjusted at any desired length by sliding its free end through the loose ring E and engaging its snap or catch G through one of the loops H. Tension being then applied to the ends of the principal strap'A, it renders, through the fixed rings B B and loose rings E E, and adjusts itself to the length of the connecting-strap F.

The loose ring E, (shown in Fig. 5,) through which the connecting-strap F passes, is preferably rectangular in shape, and its upper and lower bars are surrounded by thin tubes e e, revolving upon these bars and forming rollers to facilitate the passage of the strap through the ring.

The snap or catch G, (shown in Fig. 7), used to secure the free end of the connecting-strap F, is constructed in the following manner: Two arms, g 9, having their outer extremities bent inwardly and substantially at right angles, are pivoted near their inner ends or shanks g g to a cross-bar, m. At a convenient point between the cross-bar a; and the outer extremities of the arms the arms are connected by a spiral spring, 1, or other elastic connection, which draws the arms together andkeeps the catch closed. The shanks g g, projecting backward and behind the cross-bar or, serve as levers by which the arms of the catch are thrown open.

Having thus described my inventiomwhatl claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s

1. The herein-described suspenders, consisting of the combination of a principal strap in one piece extending from the rear to the front connection with the trousers, two fixed rings secured to said strap near each extremity thereof in such manner as to permit a bight of said strap to be inserted through each of said rings, two loose rings suspended in said bights, and a longitudinally-adjustable connecting-strap permanently secured to one 

